The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0341 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,256,657) as filed with the CRA.
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada is a charitable organization based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations, 36% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $597K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $78K in 2024, the largest being $53K to The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $2.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly. We give pastoral care. We run a food bank and clothing give away program. We run a divorce recovery program and red cap program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.3M | $1.2M | $75K | $78K | $4.7M |
| 2023 | $4.3M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $26K | $45K | $4.8M |
| 2022 | $1M | $1M | $809K | $17K | $38K | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $954K | $8,898 | $35K | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $86K | $33K | $107K | $2.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $78K to 2 qualified donees:
- The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters$53K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$26K
Received $597K from 12 charities:
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$516K
- Canadahelps Canadon$27K
- Canadahelps Canadon$27K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$7,350
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,026
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$5,000
- United Way of Greater Toronto$3,420
- The Peel District School Board$1,433
- Mississauga Foundation$1,428
- Charity Intelligence Canada$1,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$868
- The Burton Charitable Foundation$190
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee Graves (chair); John Chamness (chief executive officer); Keith Pike (chief operating officer); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Jeff Arkell (pastor); Graciela Arkell (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107951618RR0341), or read how we compute the receipt.